41.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2211, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2211, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 41% of people in postcode 2211 speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This high level of linguistic diversity has grown over the last decade and is among the highest across similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Arabic (7.2%), Cantonese (6.0%), Mandarin (5.7%), and Vietnamese (4.5%) are the most common non-English languages spoken. This diversity is reflected in the 7.7% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average.
7.7% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2211, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2211/2211-nsw/topic/language